Written by Billy Joe Armstrong, "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" is the only song in history to win both the "Grammy Award for Record of the Year" and "MTV Video Music Award for video of the year". Hoping to clear his head for a new song, Armstrong took a trip to New York. There he was alone for about two weeks. He spent most of his time taking long walks and participating in Jsm sessions in the basement of a bar in Manhattan. He then socialized with two other song writers. Soon after, he wrote the song about his time in New York. About feeling alone and trying to take power in that fact. He also felt the song went with the albums storyline, "going away and getting the heck out". While also, "fighting their own inner demons". This song spoke to
